rester en travers de la gorge
French, verb/ʁɛs.te ɑ̃ tʁa.vɛʁ də la ɡɔʁʒ/
rester en travers de la gorge is a French verb meaning “to stick in someone's craw” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Être déplaisant sans être accepté”.
What does rester en travers de la gorge mean in English?
verb
- 1
to stick in someone's craw
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Être déplaisant sans être accepté.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce rester en travers de la gorge?
- /ʁɛs.te ɑ̃ tʁa.vɛʁ də la ɡɔʁʒ/
- /ʁɛs.te.ʁ‿ɑ̃ tʁa.vɛʁ də la ɡɔʁʒ/
- \ʁɛs.te ɑ̃ tʁa.vɛʁ də la ɡɔʁʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.